DSÖ With the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF), for the year 2024 Europe and 53 countries in Central Asia measles He published a report on his cases.
“Twice the number reported for 2023”
“This is twice the number reported for 2023 and the highest number of cases in the region since 1997,” the report reportedly reported 127 thousand 350 measles cases for 2024 for 2024. said.
More than 40 percent were seen in children under the age of 5
More than 40 percent of the cases are seen in children under the age of 5 in the report pointed out, more than half of the reporting cases were hospitalized.
“A total of 38 deaths were reported due to measles according to the preliminary data received as of March 6, 2025,” the report said in the report. Information was shared. The European Region was also recorded in 2024 that globally constituted one -third of all measles cases.
“Measles are back, this is a warning call”
Hans Kluge, DSÖ European Director Hans Kluge, who included his opinions in the report, said:
“Measles have returned and this is a warning call. There is no health safety without high vaccination rates. While shaping our new regional health strategy for Europe and Central Asia, we cannot afford to decline. Each country should increase their efforts to reach ungloved communities.”
